Sweden Hails Covid Plan as Economic Slump Better Than Feared

Pedestrians walk near the habour in Stockholm, on May 22.Photographer: Loulou D'Aki/Bloomberg
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Sweden’s finance minister says the country’s light-touch lockdown may have contributed to a less severe contraction in the economy.